The Duty of Doubt
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The Duty of Doubt is an essay by American philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores the rational role of doubt in religious belief and epistemology.
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| The Duty of Doubt canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Duty of Doubt Context triple: [Possible Worlds and Other Essays, hasPart, The Duty of Doubt]
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Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, known for its suspenseful plot about a man who deliberately frames himself for murder to expose flaws in the justice system.
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Reasonable Doubts
Reasonable Doubts is an early-1990s American legal drama television series that follows the professional and personal partnership between a deaf assistant district attorney and a streetwise detective.
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C.
Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt is Jay-Z’s critically acclaimed 1996 debut studio album, celebrated as a landmark East Coast hip-hop record for its intricate lyricism and mafioso-inspired storytelling.
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D.
The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof is a 1992 television miniseries adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller novel, starring Brian Dennehy as a defense attorney investigating his wife’s mysterious death.
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E.
A Question of Proof
A Question of Proof is a 1935 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake and introducing his amateur sleuth Nigel Strangeways.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Duty of Doubt Target entity description: The Duty of Doubt is an essay by American philosopher Alvin Plantinga that explores the rational role of doubt in religious belief and epistemology.
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A.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt is a 1956 American film noir crime drama directed by Fritz Lang, known for its suspenseful plot about a man who deliberately frames himself for murder to expose flaws in the justice system.
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B.
Reasonable Doubts
Reasonable Doubts is an early-1990s American legal drama television series that follows the professional and personal partnership between a deaf assistant district attorney and a streetwise detective.
-
C.
Reasonable Doubt
Reasonable Doubt is Jay-Z’s critically acclaimed 1996 debut studio album, celebrated as a landmark East Coast hip-hop record for its intricate lyricism and mafioso-inspired storytelling.
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D.
The Burden of Proof
The Burden of Proof is a 1992 television miniseries adaptation of Scott Turow’s legal thriller novel, starring Brian Dennehy as a defense attorney investigating his wife’s mysterious death.
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E.
A Question of Proof
A Question of Proof is a 1935 detective novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under the pseudonym Nicholas Blake and introducing his amateur sleuth Nigel Strangeways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
philosophical essay
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work on religious epistemology ⓘ |
| addresses |
the concept of intellectual responsibility in belief
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the nature of epistemic duty ⓘ the rationality of continued belief under counterevidence ⓘ whether believers have a duty to question their faith ⓘ |
| author | Alvin Plantinga ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
conditions under which doubt is intellectually obligatory
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the epistemic status of religious belief ⓘ the rational role of doubt in religious belief ⓘ the relationship between evidence and religious commitment ⓘ |
| field |
epistemology
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| genre |
analytic philosophy
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philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| hasPhilosophicalPerspective |
Reformed epistemology
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theistic epistemology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Christian theism
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linked to:
Christian theology
analytic epistemology ⓘ debates about evidentialism in religion ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
epistemology
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faith and reason ⓘ justification of belief ⓘ rational doubt ⓘ religious belief ⓘ |
| philosophicalTradition | analytic philosophy of religion ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Is Belief in God Properly Basic?
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Reason and Belief in God ⓘ Warranted Christian Belief ⓘ |
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